Position Overview The Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement enjoys data mining, identifying improvement opportunities, leading teams to identify root cause and implement and sustaining improvements. Responsibilities • Lead projects of cross functional global teams through the DMAIC cycle to identify non-value added steps and waste in the process and identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement. • Help manage company productivity program and support sites in achieving their yearly goals. • Drive a culture of data-based decision making in both transactional and manufacturing processes. • Analyze data to discover trends and issues and identify predictive and preventative actions to improve reliability and reduce variation in a process. • Help establish a structure and culture of continuous improvement across the global corporation • Provide training on data analysis, lean and Six Sigma tools. • Implement a structure to sustain improvements and embed the new processes into the current workflow. • Lead and assists in defining, setting and implementation performance improvement strategies at locations. • Collaborate with and influence senior management on areas of improvement and translate mgmt. expectations into project deliverables. • Assist and lead digitalization and automation efforts globally that will assist in predictive maintenance etc. • Drive the standardization, implementation and communication of organizational best practices • Drive the implementation of Organizational Management at sites and the implementation of Leading and Lagging KPIs. Qualifications Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: • Lean Manufacturing training and implementation of Lean Tools in both Manufacturing and Transactional environments • Lean Six Sigma training and certification (Green Belt, preferred Black Belt, Master Black Belt, or Lean Master Black Belt) • Strong statistical background and skilled at data analysis • Working knowledge of MiniTab (SAP and Power BI preferred) • Ability to interface and collaborate with senior mgmt. on opportunities and project status • Broad and deep knowledge of Quality theories/tools that can be implemented in a Chemical Industry • Ownership mentality, passionate about improving our processes and cost efficiency • Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills to communicate within the team and with customers Required Years’ Experience: • 10+ years of work experience in a manufacturing environment practicing Lean Six Sigma tools and Data Analysis Required Education: • A Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or a related technical discipline Travel Requirements: • Domestic and International travel. 25-50% of time